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And here it is, all the Boilas I could find. There are some fictional characters to make some of the connections but there are as few as there can be. I noticed after posting Eusthatios Boilas' two daughters were married by 1059 and the names of their husbands were mentioned but I forgot adding them, can add them later.
I may make small changes such as making Bardas/Varda and Konstantinos brothers instead of father and son. Konstantinos is said to be the confident or a brother of Romanos Lekapanos and considering Bardas didn't get a harsh punishment for his rebellion, I think it's possible that they are related. Considering it is known to whom Romanos' daughters were married and Romanos' father only became important sometime into Basil's reign, I suggest making this connection through a sister of Romanos Lekapenos, making her a mother to Varda/Bardas Boilas.

Code:
Boilas1= {
    name = "Tarasiy" # Fictional father to Myritzikios to connect with the other Boilas
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "iconoclast"
    culture = bolghar #
    725.1.1 = {
        birth = "720.1.1" #
    }
    777.1.1 = {
        death = "777.1.1" #
    }
}

Boilas2= {
    name = "Myritzikios" # Father of St. Ioannikios
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "iconoclast"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas1
    742.1.1 = {
        birth = "742.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    761.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas3 # Unknown
    }   
    797.1.1 = {
        death = "897.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas3= {
    name = "Anastaso" # Mother of St. Ioannikios
    religion = "iconoclast"
    culture = greek #
    744.1.1 = {
        birth = "735.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    761.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas2 # Unknown
    }   
    799.1.1 = {
        death = "799.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas4= {
    name = "Ioannikios" # Saint Ioannikios
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox" # Converted to orthodoxy around 790
    culture = bulgarian #
    trait = devoted
    father = Boilas2
    mother = Boilas3
    762.1.1 = {
        birth = "762.1.1" # Born around 762
    }
    846.11.3 = {
        death = "846.11.3" # Died 3 or 4 november 846
    }
}

Boilas5= {
    name = "Myrto" # Unnamed sister of St. Ioannikios
    female = yes
    dynasty =
    religion = "iconoclast" # Converted to orthodoxy around 790
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas2
    mother = Boilas3
    775.1.1 = {
        birth = "775.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    791.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas2 # Unknown
    }
    855.1.1 = {
        death = "855.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas6= {
    name = "Hierotheos" # Unnamed brother in law of St. Ioannikos
    religion = "iconoclast" # Converted to orthodoxy around 790
    culture = bulgarian #
    trait = blind # When he refused to convert, Ioannikos supposedly blinded him by prayer
    771.1.1 = {
        birth = "771.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    791.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas2 # Unknown
    }
    827.1.1 = {
        death = "827.1.1" # Died 820-829
    }
}

Boilas7= {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Konstantinos Boilas, one of the patricians that supported Empress Eirene in 799
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian # His family name suggests Bulgarian origin
    father = Boilas1 # To connect him with the other Boilas
    760.1.1 = {
        birth = "760.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    801.1.1 = {
        death = "801.1.1" # Died before 801
    }
}

Boilas8= {
    name = "Petros" # Peter the Patrician whose father was a Konstantinos, a Patrician during the reign of Konstantin VI
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas7 # Considering he becomes a monk along with Ioannikios Boilas, his father Konstantinos could be Konstantinos Boilas
    783.1.1 = {
        birth = "783.1.1" # Born during the joint reign of Eirene and her son Konstantine VI
    }
    854.7.1 = {
        death = "854.7.1" # Died 1 july 754
    }
}

Boilas9= {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Unnamed son, Peter the Patrician had at least one son
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas8 #
    801.1.1 = {
        birth = "801.1.1" # Born around 800
    }
    850.1.1 = {
        death = "850.1.1" # Unknown, but died before his father
    }
}

Boilas10= {
    name = "Petros" # Fictional father to Eudokia to connect her with her relative St. Ioannikios
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas9 #
    833.1.1 = {
        birth = "833.1.1" #
    }
    899.1.1 = {
        death = "899.1.1" #
    }
}

Boilas11= {
    name = "Eudokia" # Mother of St. Paul of Latros and a relative of St. Ioannikios
    female = yes
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas11 #
    872.1.1 = {
        birth = "872.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    888.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas12
    }
    870.1.1 = {
        death = "870.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas12= {
    name = "Antiochos" # Komes Ploimos Antiochos, father of St. Paul of Latros
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian # Considering he is a member of the navy he could be a "Sklabesianoi"
    870.1.1 = {
        birth = "870.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    888.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas11
    }
    912.4.15 = {
        death = "912.4.15" # Died due to his injuries taken in a naval battle against Cretans at Chios, so possibly Battle of Chios
    }
}

Boilas13= {
    name = "Basileios" # Elder brother of Saint Paulus
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    trait = devoted # his mother tried to marry him against his will and he fled to a monastery on his wedding day
    father = Boilas12
    mother = Boilas11
    892.1.1 = {
        birth = "892.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    945.1.1 = {
        death = "945.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas14= {
    name = "Paulos" # St. Paul of Latros
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas12
    mother = Boilas11
    901.1.1 = {
        birth = "901.1.1" # Probably born around 900
    }
    956.1.1 = {
        death = "956.1.1" # Died 955 or 956
    }
}

Boilas15= {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Fictional father to Bardas Boilas to connect with other Boilas
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas10
    856.1.1 = {
        birth = "856.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    915.1.1 = {
        death = "915.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas16= {
    name = "Varda" # Bardas Boilas, Strategos of Chaldos in 923/924
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    trait = devoted # Was shorn and became a monk after his rebellion in 923/924 failed
    father = Boilas15   
    884.1.1 = {
        birth = "884.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    945.1.1 = {
        death = "945.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}


Boilas17= {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Konstantinos Boilas, relative or confidant of Emperor Romanos I Lakapenos
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas16 # Relation to him not known
    900.1.1 = {
        birth = "900.1.1" # Unknown, adult in 925
    }
    959.1.1 = {
        death = "959.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas18= {
    name = "Petronas" # Katepano of Nicopolis in 939
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas16 # Relation to him not known
    909.1.1 = {
        birth = "909.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    971.1.1 = {
        death = "971.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas19= {
    name = "Romanos" # Unnamed father of Eustathios
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas18 # To connect him with previous Boilas
    950.1.1 = {
        birth = "950.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1011.1.1 = {
        death = "1011.1.1" # Unknown, died while Eustathios was an infant
    }
}

Boilas20= {
    name = "Petronas" # Eustathios had several brothers whose names weren't mentioned and he barely remembered
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas19 #
    980.1.1 = {
        birth = "980.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1010.1.1 = {
        death = "1010.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas21= {
    name = "Romanos" # Romanos Boilas Konstantine Monomachos' friend who conspired against him but forgiven
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas20 # Connection to other Boilas not known
    1015.1.1 = {
        birth = "1015.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1066.1.1 = {
        death = "1066.1.1" # Unknown, was forgiven in 1051/1052
    }
}

Boilas22= {
    name = "Michael" # Eustathios had several brothers whose names weren't mentioned and he barely remembered
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas19 #
    990.1.1 = {
        birth = "990.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1040.1.1 = {
        death = "1040.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas23= {
    name = "Eustathios" # Eustathios Boilas, possibly involved in the conspiracy of Romanos Boilas
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas19   
    1010.1.1 = {
        birth = "1010.1.1" # Unknown, his daughters were married by 1059
    }
    1035.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas24
    }
    1070.1.1 = {
        death = "1070.1.1" # Unknown, drew up his will in 1059 while he was in Edessa, later settled in Iberian Theme.
    }
}

Boilas24= {
    name = "Anna " # wife of Eustathios Boilas
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek #     
    1015.1.1 = {
        birth = "1015.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1035.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Boilas23
    }
    1054.1.1 = {
        death = "1054.1.1" # Died before 1059
    }
}

Boilas25= {
    name = "Eirene" # Daughter of Eustathios Boilas
    dynasty = # Boilas
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas23
    mother = Boilas24
    1041.1.1 = {
        birth = "1041.1.1" # Unknown, married by 1059
    }
    1105.1.1 = {
        death = "1105.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Boilas26= {
    name = "Maria" # Daughter of Eustathios Boilas
    dynasty = # Boilas
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas23
    mother = Boilas24
    1043.1.1 = {
        birth = "1043.1.1" # unknown, married by 1059
    }
    1108.1.1 = {
        death = "1108.1.1" # Died 1051-1052 aged 3
    }
}

Boilas27= {
    name = "Romanos" # Romanos Boilas son of Eustathios
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas23
    mother = Boilas24   
    1049.1.1 = {
        birth = "1049.1.1" # Born before 1051
    }
    1052.1.1 = {
        death = "1052.1.1" # Died 1051-1052 aged 3
    }
}

Boilas28= {
    name = "Petronas" # Fictional
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas22
    1021.1.1 = {
        birth = "1021.1.1" #
    }
    1066.1.1 = {
        death = "1066.1.1" #
    }
}

Boilas29= {
    name = "Michael" # Michael Boilas, Sebastos in mid late 11th century
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas28
    1050.1.1 = {
        birth = "1050.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1111.1.1 = {
        death = "1111.1.1" # Unknown,
    }
}

Boilas30= {
    name = "Manuel" # Manuel Boilas, a member in 11th/12th century
    dynasty = # Boilas
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Boilas28 #
    1055.1.1 = {
        birth = "1050.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1115.1.1 = {
        death = "1115.1.1" # Unknown,
    }
}
 
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So something I've noticed that I finished but didn't post. I was unsure whether to post as it is or alter it and would like your input on it, there are two points that will change depending on your answer.

Plinta, the relative of Ardabur Aspar (most likely as Ardabur Aspar's father in law) had a son, Armatus/Armatius. In 450 Constantius the secretary of Attila married either to Plinta's daughter or the widow of Armatus. This is the first one, I'm unsure whether I should add a second sister to him or not.

The second one is, around the same time Emperor Basiliscus (died 476) had a nephew, named Harmatius/Armatus, in the family tree his father's name isn't given (Aelia Verina and Basiliscus is mentioned to have another sister married to a man named Zuzus but Harmatius isn't their child, so it should be his relation should be through a father). In several places both Armatus/Armatius and Harmatius/Armatus are mentioned to be the consul of 476, however nowhere have I seen of a connection of Plinta-Armatus-Basiliscus, and if it was Armatus' widow that married to Constantius in 450 and not a sister, he couldn't have been a consul over two decades later.

So the question is, should I accept the two Armatuses as the same person and make one family tree for both and add him two sisters or take them as seperate people and break it into two families.
An update on this, Odovacer may have been a nephew of Basiliscus and a brother to Armatus, although it doesn't say whether he was a paternal uncle or maternal uncle. Since there's no information on the father of Basiliscus and Aelia Verina and mention of only one other sister, who was married to a man named Zuzus, I think I'll make Aelia Verina and Basiliscus siblings to Edeko, father of Odoacer. Since it is a very small family I'll probably post it today or tomorrow, along with Empress Aelia Verina and Emperor Leo's other daughter and the son they had. I may also add some family members for Zenon.
 
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And here is.... Zeno's Family, along with a small bonus, the family of Tiberios Apsimar who may have been Germanic or Turkic, I'll be posting Aelia Verina's later this night or tomorrow.
Code:
## APSIMAR'S FAMILY ##



Apsimar1 = {

    name = "Thietmar" # Unnamed father of Emperor Tiberios Apsimar

    dynasty = 1022179

    religion = "orthodox"

    culture = "german" # Tiberios Apsimar was of Turkic or Germanic origin

    638.1.1 = {

        birth = "638.1.1"

    }

    690.1.1 = {

        death = "690.1.1"

    }

}



Apsimar2 = {

    name = "Heraclius" # Patrician and Monostrategos of all Anatolia, brother of Tiberius Apsimar

    dynasty = 1022179

    religion = "orthodox"

    culture = "bolghar" # Tiberios Apsimar was of Turkic or Germanic origin

    father = Apsimar1

    668.1.1 = {

        birth = "668.1.1"

    }

    705.8.30 = {

        death = "705.8.30" # Hanged Late august 706

    }

}



145069 = {

    name = "Tiberios"

    dynasty = 1022179

    religion = "orthodox"

    culture = "greek"

    father = Apsimar1

    trait = arrogant

    trait = deceitful

    trait = education_martial_2

    665.1.1 = {

        birth = "665.1.1"

    }

    706.2.1 = {

        death = "706.2.1"

    }

}

70515 = {
    name = "Zenon"
    dynasty = 1022187
    martial = 7
    diplomacy = 6
    intrigue = 6
    stewardship = 4
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek"
    father = Zeno1
    mother = Zeno2
    trait = honest
    trait = calm
    trait = education_diplomacy_3
    
    425.1.1 = {
        birth = "425.1.1"
    }
    446.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Zeno5 # Arcadia, first wife of Zeno
    }
    466.10.1 = {
        add_spouse = 70530
    }
    491.4.9 = {
        death = "491.4.9"
    }
}

Zeno1= {
    name = "Kodisa" # Father of Emperor Zeno
    dynasty = 1022187
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    405.1.1 = {
        birth = "405.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    424.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Zeno2 #
    }
    450.1.1 = {
        death = "450.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Zeno2= {
    name = "Lallis" # Mother of Emperor Zeno
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    405.1.1 = {
        birth = "405.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    424.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Zeno1 #
    }
    495.1.1 = {
        death = "495.1.1" # Retired to a monastery after Longinus' defeat in 492
    }
}

Zeno3= {
    name = "Kodisa" # Unnamed Bastard son of Zeno
    dynasty = 1022187
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    father = 70515
    443.1.1 = {
        birth = "443.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    497.1.1 = {
        death = "497.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Zeno4= {
    name = "Zenonia" # Unnamed granddaughter of Zeno through a bastard son, she married to Hermenericus, son of Ardabur Aspar
    dynasty = 1022187
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    father = Zeno3
    468.1.1 = {
        birth = "468.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    484.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = ardabur5 #Hermenericus, son of Ardabur Aspar
    }
    539.1.1 = {
        death = "539.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Zeno5= {
    name = "Arcadia" # First wife of Zeno
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = roman # Thought to be a member of the Constantinople aristocracy
    430.1.1 = {
        birth = "430.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    446.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = 70515 # Emperor Zeno
    }
    460.1.1 = {
        death = "460.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Zeno6= {
    name = "Helene" # Putative daughter of Zeno and Arcadia who married Vakhtang I Gorgosali from K
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = roman # Thought to be a member of the Constantinople aristocracy
    father = 70515
    mother = Zeno5
    449.1.1 = {
        birth = "449.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    505.1.1 = {
        death = "505.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Zeno7= {
    name = "Zeno" # Son of Zeno and Arcadia
    dynasty = 1022187
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    trait = wrathful
    father = 70515
    459.1.1 = {
        birth = "459.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    478.1.1 = {
        death = "478.1.1" # Unknown, possibly after Leon II because he was going to be Zenon's heir but he died a young man due to "his own wrath and immorality"
    }
}

Zeno8= {
    name = "Longinus" # Brother of Zeno
    dynasty = 1022187
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    father = Zeno1
    mother = Zeno2
    440.1.1 = {
        birth = "440.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    470.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Zeno9
    }
    497.1.1 = {
        death = "497.1.1" # Died after 492
    }
}

Zeno9= {
    name = "Valeria" # Wife of Longinus
    dynasty = 1022187
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    450.1.1 = {
        birth = "450.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    466.10.1 = {
        add_spouse = Zeno8
    }
    517.1.1 = {
        death = "517.1.1" # Retired to a convent along with her mother in law and daughter after Longinus' defeat in 492
    }
}

Zeno10= {
    name = "Longina" # Daughter of Longinus and Valeria, betrothed to Zeno the son of Anthemius, who was possibly a Patrician and a relative of emperor Anthemius
    dynasty = 1022187
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek # Isaurian culture doesn't exist
    father = Zeno8
    mother = Zeno9
    481.1.1 = {
        birth = "481.1.1" # Unknown, her betrothed was born in 476/477 and she wasn't married when she retired to a convent in 492
    }
    555.1.1 = {
        death = "555.1.1" # Unknown, retired to a convent along with her mother and grandmother after her father's defeat in 492
    }
}
 
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Here also the family of Emperor Basiliscus

Code:
BASILISCUS' FAMILY

145226 = {
    name = "Basiliskos"
    dynasty = 1022189
    religion = "coptic"
    culture = "greek"
    father = HUNS6 # Rua/Rugila
    trait = deceitful
    trait = arbitrary
    trait = greedy
    trait = education_martial_2
    430.1.1 = {
        birth = "430.1.1"
    }
    477.1.1 = {
        death = "477.1.1"
    }
}

Verina1= {
    name = "Harmatius" # Armatus Consul of 476 and Magister Militum, brother of Odoacer and a nephew of Emperor Bassiliscianus
    dynasty = #
    religion = coptic # Because Basiliscus is coptic in game
    culture = greek #
    father = HUNS20 # Edeko
    436.1.1 = {
        birth = "436.1.1" #
    }
    477.1.1 = {
        death = "477.1.1" #Murdered in 477
    }
}

Verina2= {
    name = "Bassiliscianus Leo" # Caesar Bassiliscianus, Son of Magister Militum Armatus, his regnal name may have been Leo
    dynasty = #
    religion = orthodox
    culture = greek
    trait = devoted
    father = Verina1
    469.1.1 = {
        birth = "469.1.1" # Unknown, he may have been a child when he was crowned Caesar and became the bishop of Cyzicus 20-30 years after he was deposed, in his 30s
    }
    539.1.1 = {
        death = "539.1.1" # He was likely still alive during the early reign of Justinian
    }
}



Verina3= {
    name = "Aelia Verina" # Empress Aelia Verina
    dynasty = #
    female = yes
    religion = coptic # Because Basiliscus is coptic in game
    culture = greek #
    father = HUNS6 # Rua/Rugila
    435.1.1 = {
        birth = "435.1.1" # Unknown, first child born before 457, last in 463
    }
    453.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = 70517 #
    }
    484.1.1 = {
        death = "484.1.1" # Died 484
    }
}

Verina4= {
    name = "Eunike" # Unnamed sister of Empres Aelia Verina and Emperor Bassiliscus
    dynasty = #
    female = yes
    religion = coptic # Because Basiliscus is coptic in game
    culture = greek #
    father = HUNS6 # Rua/Rugila
    435.1.1 = {
        birth = "435.1.1" #
    }
    453.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Verina5 #
    }
    476.1.1 = {
        death = "476.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Verina5= {
    name = "Zuzus" # Leader of a rebellion against Zenon in 475, married to the unnamed sister of Empres Aelia Verina and Emperor Bassiliscus
    religion = coptic # Because Basiliscus is coptic in game
    culture = greek #
    435.1.1 = {
        birth = "435.1.1" #
    }
    453.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Verina4 #
    }
    476.1.1 = {
        death = "476.1.1" # Unknown,
    }
}

Verina6= {
    name = "Aelia Zenonis" # Aelia Zenonis Augusta, wife of Emperor Basiliscus
    female = yes
    religion = coptic # Because Basiliscus is coptic in game
    culture = greek #
    435.1.1 = {
        birth = "435.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    453.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = 145226 #
    }
    476.1.1 = {
        death = "476.1.1" # Was beheaded or starved along with her family
    }
}

Verina7= {
    name = "Marcus" # Son of Emperor Basiliscus
    dynasty = 1022189 #
    religion = coptic # Because Basiliscus is coptic in game
    culture = greek #
    father = 145226
    mother = Verina3
    460.1.1 = {
        birth = "460.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    476.1.1 = {
        death = "476.1.1" # Was beheaded or starved along with his family
    }
}
 
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This is a repost of Androsalites since I've noticed several mistakes when I was able to play.

Androsalites1= {
name = "Petros" # Fictional father to Androsalites brothers
dynasty = # Androsalites
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
780.1.1 = {
birth = "780.1.1" # Unknown
}
840.1.1 = {
death = "840.1.1" # Unknown
}
}


Androsalites2= {
name = "Nikolaos" # Nikolaos, he recommended Basil to the Theophilos the Komes Numera Teichos
dynasty = #
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
trait = devoted # Clergy
father = Androsalites1
820.1.1 = {
birth = "820.1.1" # Unknown
}
882.1.1 = {
death = "881.1.1" # Unknown
}
}

Androsalites3= {
name = "Theodoros" # Unnamed brother, physician in the service of Komes Theophilos
dynasty = #
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
trait = physician_2 # Physician
father = Androsalites1
827.1.1 = {
birth = "827.1.1" # Unknown
}
890.1.1 = {
death = "890.1.1" # Unknown
}
}

Androsalites4= {
name = "Konstantinos" # Possibly the Logothetes of the Genikon under Basil
dynasty = #
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
father = Androsalites1
830.1.1 = {
birth = "830.1.1" # Unknown
}
891.1.1 = {
death = "891.1.1" # Unknown
}
}

Androsalites5= {
name = "Paulos" # Made Sakellarios by Basil
dynasty = #
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
father = Androsalites1
835.1.1 = {
birth = "835.1.1" # Unknown
}
894.1.1 = {
death = "894.1.1" # Unknown
}
}


Androsalites6= {
name = "Ioannes" # Made Drungarios Bigla by Basil
dynasty = #
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
father = Androsalites1
840.1.1 = {
birth = "840.1.1" # Unknown
}
905.1.11 = {
death = "905.1.1" # Unknown
}
}

Androsalites7= {
name = "Petros Androsylites" # A dignitary of unknown rank in 944 he may have been connected to the Androsalites
dynasty = #
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
father = Androsalites6 # To connect to the family
890.1.1 = {
birth = "890.1.1" # Unknown
}
964.1.11 = {
death = "964.1.1" # Unknown
}
}


Androsalites8= {
name = "Ioannes Salos" # Protospatharios and Chartularis Dromos Charsianon in 10/11th century
dynasty = #
religion = "orthodox"
culture = greek #
father = Androsalites7 # To connect to the family
930.1.1 = {
birth = "930.1.1" # Unknown
}
1010.1.11 = {
death = "1010.1.1" # Unknown
}
}
 
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So I was going to check for errors and send fixes for Kometopuli, Krum, etc. I'm not posting them atm due to a few other changes I'm thinking on and the possibility of finding out more, this post is a small update on them.

Kometopuli:

+I've found about the existence of some more members:

- Ivan Vladislav had several siblings, none of their names were mentioned, nor were their genders and numbers, only that they were all executed on the orders of his uncle,Samuil (father of Gavril Radomir) and Ivan was only spared thanks to his cousin, Gavril Radomir.

- Wife of Theodore Chryselios (brother of Agatha, wife of Samuil) was probably a sister of the Kometopuli brothers.

+I've found the names of some of Ivan Vladislav's children.


Although they are probably from the same mother, two of the four "Kometopuli brothers", Aron and Moses may have been sons of Ivan, the son of Simeon who fled to Constantinople after a failed rebellion against his (most likely younger) brother Peter. Ivan is known to have married a noblewoman of Armenian descent after fleeing to the Byzantines. I'm on the fence on whether to make this split or not.

Krum:

Stephan, the close relative of Simeon I've previously mentioned being an envoy in 927. For the time being he was under Gavril, the uncle of Simeon and born before 867, but after this I'll move him to Gavril, the brother of Simeon who is thought as a possible ancestor of the Kometopuli and make him the father of Nikola and will also move his birth date to be after 867.


Kavkhan:

Tarkan Simeon, the brother in law of Simeon who married Simeon's sister, possibly also being the brother of George Sursuvul. I may add him to the Kavkhan family I created from scratch.
 
An updated Amorion family tree

Changes and additions to the previous one:

- There was a brother of Leon(amorion3) as father to Nikephoros Logothete, changed her to a sister of Leon (therefore a mother) as Nikephoros Logothete may have been of Ghassanid origin
- Theophilos, komes numera teichos, a relative of both Michael III and Caesar Bardas, I've added him as an Amorion due to his name and added him a daughter of Bardas as wife(another daughter was wife of Sabbatios the Armenian, strategos of Thrakesion).
- Removed the Katakylas line because you've said you are making them descend matrilineally from Amorions.
- Added all the siblings of Michael III

I've made Maria, the sister of Michael III much older than her other siblings due to two reasons, first is to allow her marriage with Alexios Mousele and having a child as she may had a daughter, Maria, who was the daughter of one of three Patricians, one of them is Alexios and the second is she was mentioned to be already dead by the time her sisters were confined to monastery, which was 858.

One note I'll add is I think Theophilos may be added as a son to Theophobos, who was either Nasr himself or more likely his son and married to a sister of Theodora or Theophilos.

Code:
amorion1= {
    name = "Leon" # Fictional father to George to connect him to Nikephoros
    dynasty = 8642 #
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    712.1.1 = {
        birth = "712.1.1"
    }
    775.1.1 = {
        death = "775.1.1"
    }
}

amorion2= {
    name = "George" # Father of Leon. Father or Grandfather of Michael II, he was a cousin or uncle of Nikephoros I
    dynasty = 8642 #
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    father = amorion1
    730.1.1 = {
        birth = "730.1.1"
    }
    780.1.1 = {
        death = "780.1.1"
    }
}

amorion3= {
    name = "Leon" #  Michael II's father
    dynasty = 8642 #
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    father = amorion2
    752.1.1 = {
        birth = "752.1.1"
    }
    802.1.1 = {
        death = "802.1.1"
    }
}

amorion4= {
    name = "Leontia" # Theophilus was related to "Elder Martinakes", it is thought it was through an unnamed aunt
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8642 #
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    father = amorion3
    795.1.1 = {
        birth = "795.1.1"
    }
    815.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = martinakoi_new8 # Elder Martinakes, possibly Anastasios Martinakes
    }
    850.1.1 = {
        death = "850.1.1"
    }
}

amorion5= {
    name = "Prokopia" # Fictional mother to Nikephoros to connect him to George
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8645 #
    religion = orthodox
    culture = greek
    father = amorion1
    732.1.1 = {
        birth = "732.1.1"
    }
    775.1.1 = {
        death = "775.1.1"
    }
}

amorion6= {
    name = "Michael" # Close relative and friend of Michael II, whose name is unknown
    dynasty = 8642 #
    religion = orthodox
    culture = greek
    father = amorion2 # connection to Michael II unknown
    760.1.1 = {
        birth = "760.1.1"
    }
    820.1.1 = {
        death = "820.1.1"
    }
}

amorion7= {
    name = "Papias" # Keykeeper who is related to Michael II
    dynasty = 8642 #
    religion = orthodox
    culture = greek
    father = amorion6
    780.1.1 = {
        birth = "780.1.1"
    }
    837.1.1 = {
        death = "837.1.1"
    }
}

amorion8= {
    name = "Theophilos" # Related to Caeser Bardas and Michael III
    dynasty = 8642 # Due to his name and also to add a member to Amorion family
    religion = orthodox
    culture = greek
    father = amorion7 #To relate him to Michael III
    830.1.1 = {
        birth = "830.1.1"
    }
    855.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Mamikonian_new10  #  Because he was related to Bardas as well
}
    897.1.1 = {
        death = "897.1.1"
    }
}

amorion9 = {
    name = "Helene" # Possible daughter of Michael II. Theophobos Nasr either married to a sister of Emperor Theophilos or a sister of Empress Theodora
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8642
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    father = 70492
    817.1.1 = {
        birth = "817.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    867.1.1 = {
        death = "867.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

amorion10 = {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Brother of Michael III who died early
    dynasty = 8642
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    trait = born_in_the_purple
    father = 70491
    831.1.1 = {
        birth = "831.1.1" # Born in 820s or 830s
    }
    834.1.1 = {
        death = "834.1.1" # Died before 836
    }
}

amorion11 = {
    name = "Thekla" # Eldest child of Theophilos and Theodora, Michael III she was probably the mistress of Basil Macedonian for a time
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8642
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    trait = born_in_the_purple
    trait = devoted # Confined to a monastery in 858 november
    trait = lustful # Because of her affair with Basil and possibly also another men after Basil put her aside after he murdered Michael
    father = 70491
    830.1.1 = {
        birth = "830.1.1" # Born in 820s or 830s
    }
    872.1.1 = {
        death = "872.1.1" # Died after 870
    }
}

amorion12 = {
    name = "Anna" # Second daughter of Theophilos and Theodora
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8642
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    trait = born_in_the_purple
    trait = devoted # Confined to a monastery in 858 november
    father = 70491
    832.1.1 = {
        birth = "832.1.1" # Born in 820s or 830s
    }
    884.1.1 = {
        death = "884.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

amorion13 = {
    name = "Anastasia" # Third daughter of Theophilos and Theodora
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8642
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    trait = born_in_the_purple
    trait = devoted # Confined to a monastery in 858 november
    father = 70491
    mother = 304538
    832.1.1 = {
        birth = "832.1.1" # Born in 820s or 830s
    }
    887.1.1 = {
        death = "887.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

amorion14 = {
    name = "Pulcheria" # Fourth daughter of Theophilos and Theodora
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8642
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    trait = born_in_the_purple
    trait = devoted # Confined to a monastery in 858 november
    father = 70491
    833.1.1 = {
        birth = "833.1.1" # Born in 820s or 830s
    }
    884.1.1 = {
        death = "884.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

amorion15 = {
    name = "Maria" # She was engaged to and possibly married to Caesar Alexios Mosele with whom she may have had a daughter, Maria the daughter of a Patrician
    female = yes
    dynasty = 8642
    religion = iconoclast
    culture = greek
    trait = born_in_the_purple
    trait = devoted # Exiled to a monastery before all her sisters
    father = 70491
    824.1.1 = {
        birth = "824.1.1" # Born in 820s or 830s
    }
    839.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Mousele4 # Engaged to Alexios Mousele in 838-839
    }
    856.1.1 = {
        death = "856.1.1" # Died before her sisters were exiled to a monastery
    }
}
 
I've been continously forgetting about it, I may post family trees for Martinakios and Inger.

I've made Martinakoi descend from Theodosius due to two reasons, first is he had a wife, Nike and unlike his brothers, he wasn't mutilated because he was deaf and mute and therefore couldn't become emperor and the second is the name of the family couldn't have come from Martin, first husband of Maria, Heraclius' sister because there is only one mention of a son of Maria, a Stephanus and he is from her second husband Eutropios.

The family trees I made are somewhat intertwined as I've added almost all the theories that are not contradicting eachother, like Eudokia's mother is from Martinakios family but Eudokia's father also has a mother from Martinakios family and Inger family is filled with many fictional members to account for both Eudokia's siblings (she had several siblings) and to fill the gaps between her father and Inger an Iconoclast who was the Metropolitan of Nikaea in 825 and is thought to be from the same family as him. I think the two families being so intertwined with close members marrying eachother isn't that much a problem in this case because Heraklius' marriage to his niece Martinakia was not the only marriage within the family, there were several such cases within them.
 
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So a small update, good and bad,

I've found some more members for the Kometopuli, Niketas Radomir, a Katepan who is possibly the grandson of Ivan Vladislav through his son Radomir and Ivan Radomir, a Curopalates during the reign of Alexios Komnenos(1081-1118), I've also found out that the Armenian lady that Ivan, son of Simeon married may have been from the Armeniac theme.



I've also found a new family, Parsakountes, that is related to Phokas family through marriage. They get their name from a place in the Thracesian theme but probably originally from the eastern parts of the empire.


Bad part is I must've seriously broken something up as I can't start a game in 1066 start and because I've made so many changes to history files, I can't just restore files and I don't have time to check what did I break, so I can't check for errors for people beyond 867 start.
 
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All the Parsakoutenoi that were mentioned here


I've also managed to find another member or two in other sources, as well as dates for some of the ones mentioned above.
The source above also shows some marriage connections between Saronites, Taronites, Phokas, Radenos and Parsakoutenos. It also mentiones many members for 3 other families as well, Mytilenaios, Radenos and Chaldos, I'll take a look at them as well when possible.


Code:
Parsakoutenos1 = {
    name = "Theodulos" # Patrician Theodulos Parsakoutenos, married to a sister of emperor Nikephoros Phokas and Leo Phocas
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    887.1.1 = {
        birth = "887.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    970.1.1 = {
        death = "970.1.1" # Unknown, still alive in 966
    }
}

Parsakoutenos2 = {
    name = "Bardas" # Son of Theodulos Parsakoutenos, possibly the eldest. He supported the rebellion of his cousin, Bardas Phocas in 970
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos1
    919.1.1 = {
        birth = "919.1.1" # Unknown, possibly captured by Arabs in 954 along with his father
    }
    981.1.1 = {
        death = "981.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos3 = {
    name = "Theodore" # Son of Theodulos Parsakoutenos, possibly the second. He supported the rebellion of his cousin, Bardas Phocas in 970
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos1
    920.1.1 = {
        birth = "920.1.1" # Unknown, possibly captured by Arabs in 954 along with his father
    }
    983.1.1 = {
        death = "983.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos4 = {
    name = "Nikephoros" # Son of Theodulos Parsakoutenos, possibly the youngest. He supported the rebellion of his cousin, Bardas Phocas in 970
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos1
    921.1.1 = {
        birth = "921.1.1" # Unknown, possibly captured by Arabs in 954 along with his father
    }
    984.1.1 = {
        death = "984.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos5 = {
    name = "Theodulos" # Unnamed Hypatos from the second half of the 10th century
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos4 # To connect him with the rest of Parsakoutenos family
    940.1.1 = {
        birth = "940.1.1" # Unknown, has a seal from the first half of 11th century
    }
    1010.1.1 = {
        death = "1010.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}


Parsakoutenos6 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Protospatharios Ioannes Parsakoutenos, husband of Anna, daughter of Konstantin Radenos and his wife Sophie, daughter of Porphyrogenitos Michael Lekapenos     
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos5 # To connect him with the rest of Parsakoutenos family
    983.1.1 = {
        birth = "983.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1045.1.1 = {
        death = "1045.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos7 = {
    name = "Theophano" # Great-great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Romanos I Lakapenos.
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    female = yes
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos6 # Daughter of Protospatharios Ioannes Parsakoutenos and Anna Radenos
    999.1.1 = {
        birth = "999.1.1" # Unknown, she was already married for a few years in 1020 when her father tried to annul her marriage to Theophylactos Saronites, son of Romanos Saronites and Irene Taron
    }
    940.1.1 = {
        death = "940.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos8 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Unnamed Parsakoutenos, possibly named Ioannes, contemporary of Ioannes Parsakoutenos father of Anna
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos6# To connect him with the rest of Parsakoutenos family
    1009.1.1 = {
        birth = "1009.1.1" # Unknown, tried and failed to annul his betrothal of 12 years in 1033
    }
    1034.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Parsakoutenos9
    }
    1075.1.1 = {
        death = "1075.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos9 = {
    name = "Maria" # Unnamed betrothed of the above
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    1012.1.1 = {
        birth = "1012.1.1" # Unknown, her fiancee of 12 years tried to break it in 1033
    }
    1034.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Parsakoutenos8
    }
    1077.1.1 = {
        death = "1077.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos10 = {
    name = "Anna" # Anna Parsakoutenos, wife of a Patrician sometime between 1050-1070
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    female = yes
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos8 # To connect with the rest of Parsakoutenos
    mother = Parsakoutenos9 # No known connection
    1038.1.1 = {
        birth = "1038.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1099.1.1 = {
        death = "1099.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos11 = {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Konstantinos Parsakutenos Katepano of Mesopotamia in 1020s or 1030s
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    female = yes
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos6 # To connect with the rest of Parsakoutenos family
    990.1.1 = {
        birth = "990.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1059.1.1 = {
        death = "1059.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Parsakoutenos12 = {
    name = "Theophilos" # Theophilos Parsakoutenos,
    dynasty = # Parsakoutenos
    religion = "armenian_apostolic"
    culture = "armenian" #
    father = Parsakoutenos11 # To connect with the rest of Parsakoutenos family
    1010.1.1 = {
        birth = "1010.1.1" # Unknown, has a seal from the first half of 11th century
    }
    1073.1.1 = {
        death = "1073.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}
 
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A fixed Kometopuli family tree, there may still be some errors because as I said unfortunately I can't check in game as I can only play the 1066 start in vanilla most likely due to having broken something in the changed version of history files and I can't check what I broke as there are a whole lot of characters I've added and changed.

Apart from fixes, I've added some more characters I've found, namely:
-An unnamed sister of Kometopuli brothers who married to Theodoros/Theodoritus Chryselios, a son of Ioannes Chryselios who was proteun or archon of Dyrrachium and was of Bulgarian origin or Armenian Paulician origin. Theodoros was also brother to Agatha, the wife of Tsar Samuel.
- Niketas Radomir and Ivan Radomir, descendants of Ivan Vladislav through his son Radomir
- David Alusianos, son of Alusian (his sister and two brothers already exist in base game)
- Clement, youngest son of Ivan Vladislav who perhaps pursued a church career

These should conclude Kometopuli, however I may also post some additions later on, such as a brother or two for Ivan Vladislav as it is known that he had siblings that were executed by his uncle and only he was spared thanks to Gavril Radomir. I may also add some fictional descendants for Gavril Radomir's sons because most of them survived.


Code:
Kometopuli1= {
    name = "David" # Nicholas Kometopuli's son. He may also have been the grandson of Simeon through Ivan who married an Armenian
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 70381
    930.1.1 = {
        birth = "930.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    976.1.1 = {
        death = "976.1.1" #  Died 976
    }
}

Kometopuli2= {
    name = "Moses" # Nicholas Kometopuli's son
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 70381
    935.1.1 = {
        birth = "935.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    976.1.11 = {
        death = "976.1.1" #  Died 976
    }
}

Kometopuli3= {
    name = "Anna" # Unnamed daughter, Ivan Vladislav had six daughters and six sons
    female = yes
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 722
    mother = Krum23
    1000.1.1 = {
        birth = "1000.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1055.1.11 = {
        death = "1055.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli4= {
    name = "Eirene" # Unnamed daughter, Ivan Vladislav had six daughters and six sons
    female = yes
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 722
    mother = Krum23
    1004.1.1 = {
        birth = "1004.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1056.1.11 = {
        death = "1056.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli5= {
    name = "Marija" # Unnamed daughter, Ivan Vladislav had six daughters and six sons
    female = yes
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 722
    mother = Krum23
    1009.1.1 = {
        birth = "1011.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1063.1.11 = {
        death = "1063.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli6= {
    name = "Vasilka" # Unnamed daughter, Ivan Vladislav had six daughters and six sons
    female = yes
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 722
    mother = Krum23
    1011.1.1 = {
        birth = "1011.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1068.1.11 = {
        death = "1068.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli7= {
    name = "Evpraksiya" # Unnamed daughter, Ivan Vladislav had six daughters and six sons
    female = yes
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 722
    mother = Krum23
    1014.1.1 = {
        birth = "1014.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1070.1.11 = {
        death = "1070.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli8= {
    name = "Clement" # Youngest son of Ivan Vladislav
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    trait = devoted # It is possible that he became a member of the clergy
    father = 722
    mother = Krum23
    1017.1.1 = {
        birth = "1017.1.1"
    }
    1071.1.11 = {
        death = "1071.1.1"
    }
}

Kometopuli9= {
    name = "Nikola" # A member of the Kometopuli, possibly son of Ivan Vladislav.He is the father of Catalina, second wife of Vazul Arpad.
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 722 #
    980.1.1 = {
        birth = "980.1.1" #  Unknown
    }
    1035.1.11 = {
        death = "1035.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli10= {
    name = "Catalina" # Second wife of Vazul Arpad
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Kometopuli9
    993.1.1 = {
        birth = "993.1.1" #Possibly born in 993, married before 1012
    }
    1037.1.11 = {
        death = "1037.1.1" # Died around 1037
    }
}


Kometopuli11= {
    name = "Theodore" # Only known legitimate son of Aron, Radomir is thought to be a bastard
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 20486
    1026.1.1 = {
        birth = "1026.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1056.1.11 = {
        death = "1056.1.1" # died 1055/56 fighting against Seljuks
    }
}

Kometopuli12= {
    name = "Andronikos" # Strategios of Thrakesia from early 1060s to 1081
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Kometopuli11 #
    1047.1.1 = {
        birth = "1047.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1090.1.11 = {
        death = "1090.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli13= {
    name = "Theodore" # Grandson of Aron through a bastard son
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 20479 # Because Radomir is thought to be a bastard
    1050.1.1 = {
        birth = "1051.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1090.1.11 = {
        death = "1090.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli14= {
    name = "Aaron" # A descendant who was a governor of Mesopotamia from 1112.
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Kometopuli13
    1066.1.1 = {
        birth = "1066.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1140.1.11 = {
        death = "1140.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli15= {
    name = "Marija" # Unnamed, Gavril Radomir is thought to have 2 sisters besides Teodora Kosora and Miroslava
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 728
    973.1.1 = {
        birth = "973.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1040.1.1 = {
        death = "1040.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli16= {
    name = "Anastasia" # Katun Anastasia, sister of Gavril Radomir. She is the first Wife of Vazul Arpad
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 728
    980.1.1 = {
        birth = "980.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1020.1.1 = {
        death = "1020.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli17= {
    name = "Miroslava" # Sister of Gavril Radomir. She is the wife of Ashot Taronites, son of Grigory
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 728
    981.1.1 = {
        birth = "981.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1024.1.1 = {
        death = "1024.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli18= {
    name = "Agatha" # Agatha the wife of Edward the Exile may have been Gavril Radomir's daughter with his Hungarian wife
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 730
    mother = 492
    999.1.1 = {
        birth = "999.1.1" # Gavril Radomir sent her Hungarian wife away around 1000
    }
    1068.1.1 = {
        death = "1068.1.1" # Still alive in 1068
    }
}

Kometopuli19 = {
    name = "Eirene" # Irene of Larissa
    female = yes
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = greek #
    father = 730
    980.1.1 = {
        birth = "980.1.1" # Possibly born around 980
    }
    1030.1.1 = {
        death = "1030.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli20= {
    name = "Samuil" # Unnamed son, Gavril Radomir and Irene of Larissa had 5 sons and 2 daughters
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 730
    mother = Kometopuli19
    1001.1.1 = {
        birth = "1001.1.1"
    }
    1057.1.11 = {
        death = "1057.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli21 = {
    name = "Anastasia" # Unnamed daughter, Gavril Radomir and Irene of Larissa had 5 sons and 2 daughters
    female = yes
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 730
    mother = Kometopuli19
    1002.1.1 = {
        birth = "1002.1.1"
    }
    1059.1.11 = {
        death = "1059.1.1"
    }
}

Kometopuli22 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Unnamed son, Gavril Radomir and Irene of Larissa had 5 sons and 2 daughters
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 730
    mother = Kometopuli19
    1003.1.1 = {
        birth = "1003.1.1"
    }
    1060.1.11 = {
        death = "1060.1.1"
    }
}

Kometopuli23= {
    name = "Boris" # Unnamed son, Gavril Radomir and Irene of Larissa had 5 sons and 2 daughters
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 730
    mother = Kometopuli19
    1004.1.1 = {
        birth = "1004.1.1"
    }
    1061.1.11 = {
        death = "1061.1.1"
    }
}

Kometopuli24= {
    name = "Nikola" # Unnamed son, Gavril Radomir and Irene of Larissa had 5 sons and 2 daughters
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 730
    mother = Kometopuli19
    1005.1.1 = {
        birth = "1005.1.1"
    }
    1063.1.11 = {
        death = "1063.1.1"
    }
}

Kometopuli25= {
    name = "Vladimir" # Unnamed son, Gavril Radomir and Irene of Larissa had 5 sons and 2 daughters
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 730
    mother = Kometopuli19
    1007.1.1 = {
        birth = "1007.1.1"
    }
    1065.1.11 = {
        death = "1065.1.1"
    }
}

Kometopuli26= {
    name = "Peter" # Unnamed bastard brother of Gavril Radomir.
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 728
    990.1.1 = {
        birth = "990.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1054.1.1 = {
        death = "1054.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli27= {
    name = "Anna" # Unnamed sister of the Kometopuli brothers, wife of Agatha Chryselios' brother Theodoritus
    dynasty = 702# Kometopuli
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 70381
    950.1.1 = {
        birth = "950.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1010.1.1 = {
        death = "1010.1.1" #  Died 976
    }
}

Kometopuli28= {
    name =" David" # David Alusianos, son of Alusian
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = 724
    1035.1.1 = {
        birth = "1035.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1087.1.11 = {
        death = "1087.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Kometopuli29= {
    name = "Niketas Radomir" # Possibly grandson of Ivan Vladislav through Radomir
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Kometopuli8
    1040.1.1 = {
        birth = "1040.1.1"
    }
    1101.1.11 = {
        death = "1101.1.1"
    }
}

Kometopuli30= {
    name = "Ivan Radomir" #
    dynasty =  702# Kometopuli
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = bulgarian #
    father = Kometopuli29 # To connect him to Radomir
    1061.1.1 = {
        birth = "1061.1.1" # Unknown, Curopalates during the reign of Alexios Komnenos (1081-1118)
    }
    1141.1.11 = {
        death = "1141.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}
 
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Nestongos family tree. Sermon, whose name was possibly a corruption of Sirmium which he ruled was a Voivode/Duke of either Croatian or Bulgarian origin. Due to many of the families I've already added being Bulgarian, I've went for Croatian. He was killed by Konstantine Diogenes during a peace meeting in late 1018 or early 1019. His unnamed wife and his brother Nestongos surrendered Sirmium. After the surrender, his wife was taken to Constantinople and married to a nobleman there. Considering Xene, a nun who is known to be his daughter is called a Nestongissa, Nestongos was perhaps not his brothers name but the family name. There are many more known members of this family, however I didn't include them because they are from 12th century to 14th century.

Code:
Nestongos1 = {
    name = "Gheorge" # Fictional father to Sermon and Nestongos
    dynasty = # Nestongos
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    957.1.1 = {
        birth = "957.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1015.1.1 = {
        death = "1015.1.1" # Uncle
    }
}

Nestongos2 = {
    name = "Sermon" # Voivode of Syrmia, probably of Croatian origin
    dynasty = # Nestongos
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    father = Nestongos1
    985.1.1 = {
        birth = "985.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1007.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Nestongos3 # Unknown marriage date
    }
    1018.1.1 = {
        death = "1018.1.1" # Killed by Konstantinos Diogenes in autumn 1018 or early 1019
    }
}

Nestongos3 = {
    name = "Valerija" # Unnamed wife of Sermon, after Sermon's death she was taken to Constantinople and married to a noble there
    female=yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    991.1.1 = {
        birth = "991.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1007.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Nestongos2 # Unknown marriage date
    }
    1018.1.1 = {
        death = "1018.1.1" #
    }
}

Nestongos4 = {
    name = "Xene" # Xene Nestongissa, a nun and the daughter of Sermon
    dynasty = # Nestongos
    female=yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    trait = devoted
    father = Nestongos2
    mother = Nestongos3
    1010.1.1 = {
        birth = "1010.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1072.1.1 = {
        death = "1072.1.1" #
    }
}

Nestongos5 = {
    name = "Nestongos" # Brother of Sermon
    dynasty = # Nestongos
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    father = Nestongos1
    995.1.1 = {
        birth = "995.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1065.1.1 = {
        death = "1065.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Nestongos6 = {
    name = "Maria" # Maria Nestongissa, a wife of a patrician in the first half of 11th century
    female=yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    trait = devoted
    father = Nestongos5
    1020.1.1 = {
        birth = "1020.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1082.1.1 = {
        death = "1082.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}


Nestongos7 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Ioannes Nestongos, strategos and magistros in 1060s, strategos and proedros in 1070-1080s
    dynasty = # Nestongos
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    father = Nestongos5
    1030.1.1 = {
        birth = "1030.1.1" # Unknown, adult in 1060s
    }
    1093.1.1 = {
        death = "1093.1.1" # Unknown proedros in 1070s or 1080s
    }
}


Nestongos8 = {
    name = "Georgios" # Georgios Nestongos, a member from  the late 11th/early 12th century
    dynasty = # Nestongos
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    father = Nestongos7
    1060.1.1 = {
        birth = "1060.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1129.1.1 = {
        death = "1129.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Nestongos9 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Ioannes Nestongos, a member from  the late 12th century
    dynasty = # Nestongos
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "croatian" #
    father = Nestongos9
    1098.1.1 = {
        birth = "1098.1.1" # Unknown,
    }
    1167.1.1 = {
        death = "1167.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}
 
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I may next do the Radenos family since the source I used for Parsakountes also have some 30 members for the Radenos family. The game currently has a Radenos, however, Paradox in their infinite wisdom used a made up Radenos as a duke of Dalmatia when in fact the family is probably from the Anatolian theme and the first known member was a diplomat sent to Arabs in 917.
 
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I may next do the Radenos family since the source I used for Parsakountes also have some 30 members for the Radenos family. The game currently has a Radenos, however, Paradox in their infinite wisdom used a made up Radenos as a duke of Dalmatia when in fact the family is probably from the Anatolian theme and the first known member was a diplomat sent to Arabs in 917.
An update on this, I may do a smaller family prior to this. Currently I've added all the members I've found, 30 of them or so but connecting them to each other is somewhat tricky because there are many members around mid 11th century that are not mentioned to be closely related to eachother( a few are mentioned to be related) so I'll likely end up adding a good number of fictional characters to branch them. I'll probably make a few marriages within the family as well because there are at least a couple of instances where a female carries a title the same as that of a man from the same time period.
 
I'm not sure I've posted this among my post on sources for Maniakes family, so here it goes. There's a Konstantinos Maniakes in the 9th century, said to be a relative of Basil Makedon, so Maniakes family will probably start with him unless I find an earlier member. PMBZ say he is possibly Armenian, however one of the several possible etymologies of the word Maniakes is Turkic and some later members such as Georgios Maniakes father, whose names are thought to be of Slavic origin so they were probably Bulgarians and possibility of Armenian origin probably comes due to him being related to Basil. Basil himself is claimed to be Slavic(his mother also) and Armeno-Slavic besides claims for him being Armenian and considering that his family is said to be taken captive by Bulgarians and settled somewhere inside Bulgaria, it is possible that some relative was married to some Bulgarian. I suggest adding a sister to his mother or father as a wife to a Maniakes so Maniakes would be Bulgarian while Basil's family is kept as Armenian. Since I've put a hold on Radenos for now, I may perhaps do Maniakes family.

 
Before going forward with Maniakes or returning to, I may send a family tree of Mityleianos family this night or tomorrow, and finish the 3rd of 4 families in the source I've used for Radenos and Parsakoutenes.

Although it doesn't give an extensive list of family members, that source was a treasure trove of families with mentions of many other people from whose surnames their families can be found. One such family is Serblias family that I could easily find an extensive list of their members. There are several theories on their origin judging from their surname, It comes from Serbia, it comes from the fortress town of Servia in Greece, it comes from the Roman surname of Servillius and that it started with a man named Elijah who was a Serb. Since the first known member is listed as "Peter, son of Serblias", I'll probably go with Serbian Elijah theory.

 
Mytilenaios or Mitylenaios family, I've added 3 fictional members at the start to better spread out the family members. Some later members who share names are not certain whether they are same people or different people so I've mostly accepted them as a single person.



Code:
## Mytilenaios ##

Mytilenaios1 = {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Fictional to connect the family members
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    925.1.1 = {
        birth = "925.1.1" #
    }
    997.1.1 = {
        death = "997.1.1" #
    }
}

Mytilenaios2 = {
    name = "Christophoros" # Fictional to connect the family members
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    father = Mytilenaios1
    944.1.1 = {
        birth = "944.1.1" #
    }
    1009.1.1 = {
        death = "1009.1.1" #
    }
}

Mytilenaios3 = {
    name = "Niketas" # Fictional to connect the family members
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    father = Mytilenaios1
    950.1.1 = {
        birth = "950.1.1" #
    }
    1009.1.1 = {
        death = "1009.1.1" #
    }
}

Mytilenaios4 = {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Unnamed Mytilenaios, Judge in 998, possibly father of poet christophoros
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    trait = just
    father = Mytilenaios2
    972.1.1 = {
        birth = "972.1.1" # Unknown, adult in 998
    }
    997.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Mytilenaios # Unknown marriage date
    }
    1048.1.1 = {
        death = "1048.1.1" # Still alive after the death of his daughter
    }
}

Mytilenaios5 = {
    name = "Zoe" # Mother of poet Christophoros
    female = yes
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    981.1.1 = {
        birth = "981.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    997.1.1 = {
        add_spouse = Mytilenaios # Unknown marriage date
    }
    1043.1.1 = {
        death = "1043.1.1" # Unknown, probably died between deposition of emperor Michael V and enthronement of Patriarch Michael Kerullarios
    }
}

Mytilenaios6 = {
    name = "Christophoros" # Christophoros Mytilenaios, a poet, also Anthypatos and judge of Paphlagonia and Armenikon
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    trait = poet #
    trait = just #
    father = Mytilenaios4
    mother = Mytilenaios5
    1001.1.1 = {
        birth = "1001.1.1" # Born around 1000
    }
    1066.1.2 = {
        death = "1066.1.2" # Unknown, Died sometime after 1050
    }
}

Mytilenaios7 = {
    name = "Anastaso" # Sister of poet Christophoros
    fenale = yes
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    father = Mytilenaios4
    mother = Mytilenaios5
    1006.1.1 = {
        birth = "1006.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1045.1.1 = {
        death = "1045.1.1" # Died sometime between 1043-1050, wasn't old when she died
    }
}


Mytilenaios8 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Brother of poet Christophoros
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    father = Mytilenaios4
    mother = Mytilenaios5
    1008.1.1 = {
        birth = "1008.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1038.1.1 = {
        death = "1038.1.1" # Unknown, died young, in late 1030s
    }
}

Mytilenaios9 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Protospatharios and Judge of Optimaton sometime in late 10th and early 11th centuries
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    trait = just #
    father = Mytilenaios2
    970.1.1 = {
        birth = "970.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1039.1.1 = {
        death = "1039.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Mytilenaios10 = {
    name = "Christophoros" # Protospatharios and judge of Charsianon, Hippodrome and Anatolic sometime between 1020-1040. A relative of the poet Christophoros,
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    trait = just #
    father = Mytilenaios3
    993.1.1 = {
        birth = "993.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1054.1.1 = {
        death = "1054.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Mytilenaios11 = {
    name = "Ioannes" # Protospatharios and Droungarios of the fleet in early 11th century
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    father = Mytilenaios3
    994.1.1 = {
        birth = "994.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1055.1.1 = {
        death = "1055.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Mytilenaios12 = {
    name = "Niketas" # Niketas Mytilenaios, asekretis and judge of the Aegean in 11th century
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    father = Mytilenaios11
    trait = just #
    1035.1.1 = {
        birth = "1035.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1080.1.1 = {
        death = "1080.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}

Mytilenaios13 = {
    name = "Konstantinos" # Protoprohedron and chartoularios of the genikon in second half of 11th century
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    father = Mytilenaios11
    1038.1.1 = {
        birth = "1038.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1107.1.1 = {
        death = "1107.1.1" # Unknown, still alive in 1088
    }
}

Mytilenaios14 = {
    name = "Michael" # Metropolitan of Thessalonike during the second half of 11th century
    dynasty = # Mytilenaios
    religion = "orthodox"
    culture = "greek" #
    trait = devoted # Metropolitan
    father = Mytilenaios11
    1039.1.1 = {
        birth = "1039.1.1" # Unknown
    }
    1096.1.1 = {
        death = "1096.1.1" # Unknown
    }
}
 
I may post a Maniakes family tree tomorrow. I've added all the members I've found so far, with the exception of 2-3 people that were almost sure to be born after 1066(I've added people that may have been born after 1066 but may also possibly born before), including a certain member with an interesting spelling of the name, a Marinos Maniakopolos from 12th century. I may add him as a baby perhaps with the intention of him being the starter of a cadet since he was the only member with that spelling I've found.


All that's left for members of Maniakes family is to connect them to eachother. I'll also probably not make Constantine Maniakes, Droungarios of the Vigla from 9th century from the same family with the later Maniakes due to several reasons:

-He supposedly came to Constantinople as part of a delegation from Armenian princes during the reign of Theophilos, therefore having nothing to do with Bulgars
- I've found out that a maniakion is a kind of torc
-The later Maniakoi are almost certainly Bulgarians considering the Slavic origins of Georgios Maniakes' father's name and Maniakes possibly coming from a Turkic word, Mank.
So it's possibly just a similarity of names that don't even have a common etymology. I'll make a family tree for Konstantinos also, since his son Genesios is the ancestor of Genesios family.
 
I'll be making some small additions to Desiderius' family. Adelchis, son of Desiderius had a wife(he was betrothed to Charlemagne's sister Gisela, but this betrothal was broken) and some children. He had three son, Liutprand, Romuald and Grimoald. It is thought that Suppo of Spoleto's wife was a daughter of Adelchis because he had a son named Adelchis, and there is also another person, a Bernard Asprand who is claimed to be a second son of Desiderius (or a son of Adelchis).


What does this have to do with the Byzantines? Sometime between 788-795 (during the period Maria was married to Constantine VI), Grimoald married to Euanthia, the sister of Empress Maria (granddaughter of St. Philaretos). However this Grimoald could also be Grimoald son of his sister Adalperga as she had three sons two of them, Grimoald and Romuald, sharing names with Adelchis' sons(third named Gisulf) but in 788 this Grimoald, only one surviving of the brothers, fought against his uncle and the Byzantines in 788, so possibly not.

I've also found out about a house claiming descent from him but forgot to add it among my notes and now can't find it again.
 
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